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Deluxe Big Island Day Tour, Volcanoes National Park & Dinner at Kilauea Lodge
Fantastic Tour!!!
Reviewed by: Cortney, 2022/07/05Overall this tour was the highlight of my trip to the big island (night swimming with mantas came in a close 2nd). It was super interesting and well paced. Our guide, Derek, really made the trip: he was informative, jovial, and generally lovely without being too jokey or overly pedantic, which really hit the tour guide sweet spot! I was solo, but this trip could work for anyone, families, couples, whomever. There is very little walking (a mile or 2), I might’ve actually preferred a bit more, but it made the trip very accessible to people of all ages and abilities
The sights:
Seeing a bubbling pool of lava was naturally the highlight. Most tours come in the day time, when we would’ve seen essentially nothing but steam. Our guide brought a telescope, so even though the activity in the volcano was pretty low key we could see spluttering and bubbling! The coffee plantation (orchard?) was a nice buzzy start to a long day. The black sand beach was ok
A well thought out experience:
The van was large and comfortable. Bathrooms were placed often enough that I didn’t have to avoid hydrating despite my tiny bladder. Enough food and snacks to keep everyone happy. Flashlights and jackets were provided, which was crucial!
Bring:
Long pants/sweatshirt - microclimates mean that it can be super hot in Kona and misty and cool at the park.
Binoculars - though the telescope was awesome, it would have been even better to have my own so I would t have to share.
A real camera - my iPhone 13pro was fine, but with such beauty, it’d be nice to have something with a little more control!
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| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Activity Date: | 2022/07/03 |
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Twilight Volcano Tour with Stargazing, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm
Not What We Expected
Reviewed by: Travel Mama, 2022/06/27Our tour guide Dreu started our 12 hours together by telling us to set our expectations low. It was scheduled to be a rainy day but this is not what anyone wants to hear at the start of a long day you’ve paid hundreds per person to enjoy. The tour made all the promised stops. The coffee farm was interesting and everyone in our group enjoyed the hot box lunch. The bakery stop was too short considering how busy it was but everyone did have time to purchase something. The time in Volcano National Park was mostly whiteout due to rain. You could not see much during the first 2 hours there but the lava tube was great. I would warn others it is a steep incline on slippery steps to view it. Dreu is full of information but he did not share in an organized way. Hid commentary was scattered and jumped around making it hard to follow. Dinner was at Lava Rock Cafe and was average. They seemed short staff so very slow to get served. Dreu did great job anticipating our needs for bathroom breaks and provided motion sickness chews, rain gear, snacks, and drinks. He was not mindful of those with back or neck problems when he drove fast over speed bumps on the park yelling “hold on in the back!” I feel bad for anyone in our group with these problems as the van bounced and jarred us around each time he did this. The best part of the trip was last hour in park when we were able to do the twilight volcano viewing to see the red lava glow. Due to clouds we did not get to do stargazing and tour ended an hour early. Overall everyone in group was disappointed with this tour because of how dependent it is on the weather. If you get a day with rain or clouds, you will feel cheated out of most of what you signed up to see.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2022/06/25 |
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Big Island Private Sightseeing Tour by KapohoKine - Customize Your Itinerary
Amazing tour
Reviewed by: Matthew Woods , 2022/06/24Best tour on the island Marcus was extremely knowledgeable and knew every question we had about the island. Would highly recommend!!
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2022/06/22 |
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Deluxe Big Island Day Tour, Volcanoes National Park & Dinner at Kilauea Lodge
Amazing experience
Reviewed by: Richard J, 2022/06/16The overall experience was amazing. With the long trip to volcanoes national park, they did a great job of breaking up the trek with stops for food, coffee, snacks, and dinner. The driver was great and had lots of interesting facts to share as we traveled, and gave us his unique perspective on the island and points of interest. The night portion was amazing and it was a perfect end to the trip to see the lava glow at night. Highly recommend the guided tour over DIY!
Aloha Richard,
Thank you so much for commenting on your tour experience, we're glad you felt the experience was worthwhile! Having a guide is a real added value on a tour to the volcano. It's a long trip, but we appreciate you touring with us, and hope your stay on the island was amazing!
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2022/06/12 |
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Evening Volcano Tour from Hilo - Kalapana Village, Black Sand Beach & Dinner
Amazing volcano tour, totally worth the experience.
Reviewed by: Kshitiz, 2022/06/12Loved the excursions, especially the evening lava glow. The tour guide was amazing, friendly, and experienced, and made sure we had a really great time
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2022/05/20 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation
Gazing at Stars
Reviewed by: Moma Jen, 2022/06/06We really enjoyed our adventure with Mauna Kea Stargazing Tour. Our guide, Maka, was excellent: entertaining, polite, knowledgeable, etc. He was extremely quick and calm when responding to a high altitude emergency when we reached our high altitudes. I was impressed with the Veltra company with their constant updates, emails reminders, and phone call reminder. I gave "Good" review because it was very cloudy and the star gazing was limited. I would book through this company again and I would do this tour again too.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2022/05/10 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Dinner - Hawaii Forest & Trail
More than just beautiful!
Reviewed by: Ryan R, 2022/06/04This was our first trip to the Big Island, so of course we wanted to see the summit at Mauna Kea. Our tour guide was Justin- and he was tremendous. He met at pickup location a couple minutes early. He provided a clear outline of what the day would include- and he held to it very closely. On the way to our first stop, He provided a great narration of the volcanic and mythological history of the island. After dinner (and acclimating to elevation for a while) we headed further up the mountain- the safety discussion was very calming, but helpful. The view from the summit was SPECTACULAR. About 10-15 minutes before the actual sunset, sneak to the back side of the area up there, and the SHADOW of Mauna Kea on the clouds looks like another mountain. I am fairly well-travelled, and this was a first for me! After that, we went down to the Start gazing station, and got to see some really cool stuff. Justin's knowledge was superb, enough to engage with a couple college students in our group that studied Astronomy at school. Very impressive. Truly, a great way to see a unique and beautiful piece of the Big Island! Many thanks!
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2022/06/02 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide
Go see the telescopes
Reviewed by: Polly, 2022/05/29Stefan is a cool guide and got us safely up and down Mauna Kea. It was very cold so I appreciated the ski pants as I came with my own gear and it wasn't enough. The night we ascended was very cloudy so unfortunately no stargazing for us but I mainly wanted to see the telescopes and that was otherworldly. Stefan gave some interesting facts about the telescopes that was appreciated and we got lucky to speak with one of the NASA scientists while up there. There was no rush and we were allotted plenty of time to take pictures and take breaks as the altitude will creep up on you. We were told we'd be refunded $100 for the cloudy skies and I received the refund a couple days later. The sandwich wasn't the best but it was appreciated while up there.
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| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Activity Date: | 2022/05/18 |
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Twilight Volcano Tour with Stargazing, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm
Aaron was the best!
Reviewed by: Chet and Marge, 2022/05/21Could not have been a better tour! Star gazing was phenomenal! Thanks Aaron for a tour to remember! Chet and Marge Sarasota Florida
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2022/05/19 |
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Elite Volcano Hiking Tour - Explore Kilauea’s Most Recent Eruption & Lava Flows
Awesome experience with awesome people
Reviewed by: Nono, 2022/05/19The tour guide is awesome, friendly, easygoing and very considerate.
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| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Activity Date: | 2022/05/17 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide
Wonderful experience
Reviewed by: LJLW, 2022/05/08This was a fantastic tour to the Summit. Stephan, tour guide, was very knowledgeable and accommodating. He even took pics for us on his own camera to share with us. This is not to be missed when you are on the Big Island. Highly recommend!
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2022/04/28 |
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Deluxe Big Island Day Tour, Volcanoes National Park & Dinner at Kilauea Lodge
Beautiful Volcano Scenes
Reviewed by: Kara, 2022/04/29The Black Sands Beach was unreal, it is so cool to see the crystal shine! The whole tour was filled with breathtaking views, great experiences, and yummy treats :)
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2022/04/27 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide
Outstanding!!
Reviewed by: Ibtihale , 2022/04/28I had an incredible time discovering the beauty of Mauna Kea! Mr.Aoki and Wes were very nice and knowledgable. They made us feel so comfortable with the very warm jackets and their kind hospitality. I enjoyed seeing the stars ⭐️ and learning about the constellations and sipping on hot coco;) the best coco I’ve had♥️ Thank you!!!
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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Activity Date: | 2022/04/11 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation
Amazing!
Reviewed by: Linda, 2022/04/27This tour was magical. We highly recommend using Mauna Kea stargazing Tour and Sunset Adventure. The entire experience was incredible from start to finish. Our tour guide, Gage, was excellent, very knowledgable and had great energy. We learned all about Hawaii's history, landscape, and culture, this was much more than just watching an amazing sunset at the summit of Mauna Kea and stargazing. This tour should definitely make your list of things to do while visiting the Big Island!
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2022/04/25 |
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Evening Volcano Tour from Hilo - Kalapana Village, Black Sand Beach & Dinner
Could have spent a few days here!
Reviewed by: Robin, 2022/04/10This was a great tour - really educational and fun. Be prepared for rain, you are in the rainforest and it rains a lot. Our guide cam prepared with umbrellas and rain jackets, which was really appreciated.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2022/04/07 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide
Truly an out-of-this-world experience!
Reviewed by: Jaime, 2022/04/09I’ll start off by saying our guide, Hiro, was excellent. From start to finish he showed that he was very knowledgeable about the subject at hand and proved to be very courteous towards everyone in the group. The veggie sandwiches that he brought along for us were surprisingly delicious.
The trip itself was amazing and truly a once in a lifetime experience. Naturally I was a little anxious at first considering the high altitude but our tour guide was sure to explain everything in detail and was very considerate. That helped ease my tension a bit.
The day that we left the weather proved to be in our favor and we managed to encapsulate all that this trip had set out to be from the start. The view from the summit was amazing and when we went down to s t a r g a z e once the sun fell the energy from the group was electric.
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| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Activity Date: | 2022/03/20 |
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Twilight Volcano Tour with Stargazing, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm
Awesome!
Reviewed by: Oscareen, 2022/04/07This trip was awesome! Beautiful scenery and lots of information from Dreu.
Dreu is a man of many hats, he’s hilarious and you have to hear it to believe the incredible lungs he has! (Have to join his tour to know what that means )
Many stops we made, random people would join us just to listen to Dreu. And they would remark how funny he is.
We had a coffee farm tour, saw many highlights of volcanoes National park, and did stargazing! It was amazing!
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2022/03/30 |
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Twilight Volcano Tour with Stargazing, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm
Bucket List Tour
Reviewed by: Kecia, 2022/04/06Best day ever! I've always wanted to go to a coffee farm and it was a delicious way to start the day. Driving around the island, stopping at the black sand beach and the bakery was super fun. By far the best part though was seeing the volcano at night and the stars. Highly recommend this trip. Our driver/guide was very knowledgeable and made a long day super fun.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2021/10/19 |
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Deluxe Big Island Day Tour, Volcanoes National Park & Dinner at Kilauea Lodge
Volcano Experience
Reviewed by: Donna McCurdy-Wolke, 2022/04/04It is a long day but that is due to the distance of volcano from hotel. PJ was a great host and VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE. Loved the volcano area. Something I have never experienced!
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| Activity Date: | 2022/04/01 |
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Elite Volcano Hiking Tour - Explore Kilauea’s Most Recent Eruption & Lava Flows
Awesome Day
Reviewed by: Mitchell Goff, 2022/04/01Marcus was the best tour guide I’ve ever had. I usually don’t like this sort of activity, but he was so knowledgeable and enthusiastic. We all learned a lot about the forests and volcanoes of Hawaii and had a lot of laughs on the way. He modified appropriately between kids and adults. He was even training someone else and he still made everyone feel like a priority. There was a mixup with the food and he went way out of his way to make it right. I was very impressed. My whole family had a really great day.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2022/03/30 |
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Deluxe Volcano Unveiled Tour and Golden Lava Cave Expedition with Lunch & Dinner
Great trip but a long trip!
Reviewed by: Karen, 2022/03/31A great day trip but a long day. I would recommend that this trip is done ex Hilo as opposed to ex Kona. The lava tube was excellent and exciting to get close to a live volcano. We had a great glow going on the evening we were there. Tour guide was informative and knowledgeable.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2022/03/29 |
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Deluxe Big Island Day Tour, Volcanoes National Park & Dinner at Kilauea Lodge
Big Trip
Reviewed by: Mike, 2022/03/28Bryce our guide is who made the trip extra special. Great and intelligent conversations. Very informative, and it didn’t hurt that the volcano was fantastic.
For sure your tour will be recommended to anyone that asks!
Good job.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2022/03/26 |
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Twilight Volcano Tour with Stargazing, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm
Experience
Reviewed by: Barbara Fleischman, 2022/03/27I really enjoyed the tour. Aaron was very pleasant explained what we were seeing and gave sufficient time to enjoy the site. The best for me was the black sand. Prior to this trip I had never heard of black sand or even that it existed. To sum up the tour, I would go again. It was worth the money I paid for it. There is nothing negative that I could find.
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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Activity Date: | 2022/03/01 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation
Excellent night. Excellent view.
Reviewed by: Sarah, 2022/03/23This activity is a must do!
The day seemed like it might not be good. Rainy and windy. But once we were i. The tour bus, our guide Gauge, was informative about the island and the areas we were driving through. He assured us it would be a great night for a sunset and stargazing. Like the mountain heard him, she did not disappoint! The sunset was spectacular, with every picture trumped by the next. Is 40 pictures of a sunset too many? Haha.
And when we got to our stargazing spot, the diamonds in the sky sparkled and gave us a show.
Dress warmly so you can enjoy. They provide gloves, but maybe invest a little bit in some good ones.
A++
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2022/03/21 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide
Mauna Kea summit
Reviewed by: RAJ, 2022/03/21Great experience. Our tour guide Shoyo was amazing. The tour started and ended on time. It gets very cold at the summit and we were provided jackets and mittens. Hot cocoa and sandwiches were yum.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2022/03/13 |
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Deluxe Big Island Day Tour, Volcanoes National Park & Dinner at Kilauea Lodge
Outstanding
Reviewed by: Kara, 2022/03/21Beautiful tour of the Big Island of Hawaii! The volcano park is awesome!
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| Activity Date: | 2022/03/20 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation
Unreal
Reviewed by: Kara, 2022/03/21The guides have so much knowledge! I recommend this.
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| Activity Date: | 2022/03/21 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation
Absolutely Brilliant!! A must do on the Big Island.
Reviewed by: Jarrod Blaker, 2022/03/12Our Tour guide Travis was extremely knowledgeable on all things Hawaii (also quite humorous). He was super informative on the history, culture, geology and botany, and that was just on the ride to the summit. It is cold at the top, minus 2 deg Celsius when we were there. However warm jackets and gloves are provided. We took a beanie too which was a good idea.
The sunset is amazing on top of the clouds. We then drove down to 12,000 ft for the stargazing, which was incredible. Travis explained everything very well, and never rushed you. It was probably the best 8 hrs we have spent in Hawaii. Can’t recommend this tour any more highly. Thank you.
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| Activity Date: | 2022/03/10 |
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Deluxe Volcano Unveiled Tour and Golden Lava Cave Expedition with Lunch & Dinner
Beautiful sites
Reviewed by: Kara, 2022/03/10I would love to bring my family back on this trip! it was so beautiful
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| Activity Date: | 2022/03/08 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide
Amazing views!
Reviewed by: Jill & Shane, 2022/03/10Shawn was our tour guide and he was amazing! Knowledgeable, friendly, helpful, and fun. He makes sure everyone is safe and gets the most out of the experience. I would highly recommend this company, and will definitely request Shawn for our next trip to the summit. The guides from the other group with your company were awesome too! You guys have a great bunch of people working for you.
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| Activity Date: | 2022/03/08 |
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Aloha Cortney,
Thank you so much for posting your review, we really appreciate it! Your timing was impeccable, being here when the volcano was erupting. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity for visitors, we are thrilled you were able to witness it! Derek is awesome too, you're right, he's such an amiable guide. Again, thank you!